Tuesday, August 24, 2010

My sweet husband made a delicious lunch for me on Sunday. I had to share what he made for my post this week.

The presentation was of course super creative. I felt like I was in a fancy restaurant....like the one from Ratatouille. :)

Here is what we ate for lunch in case you would like to try it out.

The raw chicken was beaten to death so it was flat and able to be molded and wrapped around cheese and broccoli. Wrapped around the chicken was turkey bacon. Then cooked nicely on the stove. The chicken is leaning against a cup of wild rice mixed with cheddar cheese rice. The tomatoes were my favorite! The way he placed them on the plate reminded me of the women who preformed in the water and usually in 50's movies. He drizzled balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and gorganzola cheese on the tomatoes making them impossible to resist.

My husband creates his perfect bite by adding a piece of each food on his fork. This way he gets the perfect flavor combination.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Few cups of diced red potatoes. Leave those skins on! :)
Cook the potatoes in a few tablespoons of olive oil until they are about half way done.
Add in 3 diced chicken breasts
After the potatoes and chicken are nicely cooked add the following:
Paprika
About 1-2 cups of Salsa
Salt and Pepper
CHEESE!!!
Throw this delicious mix into a tortilla and add sour cream to finish it off.

Friday, August 13, 2010

My son Sam loves Pancakes. A few mornings ago we made pancakes from a box. I just added a little water to the pancake mix and BING delicious pancakes. Of course we had to add some chocolate chips....however, I was out. Darn. So, I added the next best thing. Butterscotch.

I was pretty sure we were ready to eat, but a tragedy surfaced. We were out of syrup. Well, I could make honey butter as an alternative, but we were out of honey too. My mommy instincts started to churn. I went to the fridge, "what can I put on Sam's pancakes?"

Then, a light turned on. It wasn't just any light, it was a 1000 watt mercury vapor bulb found in a baseball park. I found some cream cheese in the fridge and pulled it out. I put about a fourth of a cup in a mug and added some of my butterscotch chips. I put it in the microwave for a few seconds and viola!

After a quick stir, it was ready to spread on Sam's pancakes and my own. :) The butterscotch chips melted so nicely into the cream cheese and boy was it delicious.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

15 oz of Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup of Raspberry Jam
Mix together in a food processor until nice a smooth.
Mix 1 cup of whipping cream until thick.
Add 2 tbsp of Powdered Sugar
Continue Mixing until the whipping cream is stiff.
Fold into Ricotta mixture.
Put it in your favorite serving dish and let it cool in the fridge for an hour!
Enjoy!!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Throw together 1 box of three color Rotoni noodles & cooked broccoli in a large bowl.
2 cups of chopped carrots
1 can of tuna
Few squirts of mustard
1 can of Chick Peas
Generously pour Italian Dressing over Pasta.
Cover and Refrigerate. Enjoy!

Now that is delicious!

I am sick of dieting. The endless battle with myself has gotten so old and tiring.

Asking myself, "What can I eat today?" Then telling myself, "Oh, I ate too many carrots with Ranch yesterday so I should probably avoid salad dressing at all cost today."

Counting calories, watching the scale go down too slowly or up too quickly, being disappointed in myself for eating a slice of pizza after 7:00 in the evening and then chastising myself for it. "Molly, your whole day of eating perfectly has been ruined. Bad Molly."

This is no way to live. I love food, I love it. I don't want to live my life avoiding delicious foods because of a diet or someone on TV tells me to.

So, I have a few ideas I want to share that is soooo not what we're taught in our society, but super refreshing and helpful.

I've started working with a nutritionist and do you know what she told me? Eat when I'm hungry. If I have a craving....satisfy it. My jaw dropped. Can I do that? Why was this such a shock to me?

Well, the shock comes because for years and years I had to tell myself no. If I wanted to lose weight, I had avoid the good stuff. But, uh oh, here's the result of that choice....after a few days of that, when things got super stressful, and they always do, I eventually ate whatever I could find. Then of course the repercussions hit. Guilt. Failure. Disappointment. "Well, I'll start again on Monday."

This is ludicrous. I shouldn't feel like a prisoner in my own body.

So I took this delicious advice from my dear friend and nutritionist and low and behold, I felt free. I didn't need to binge because nothing was forbidden. This amazing feeling results in eating less. Isn't that interesting?

As a child we never bought Oreos. Never. If we did, they were gone in a day. I won't even tempt myself to figure out the calories in a whole row of Oreos. Well, what would happen if I allowed myself to buy Oreos any time I wanted? Ta da, I'll know they are in my cupboard when I have a craving.I won't need to eat 12, because I'm not depriving myself.

How refreshing!

So, this part of my blog....it'll be my column....is dedicated to all the women out there that need to feel free to eat. Free to eat a piece of cake at a wedding, free to eat carbs (because they are good for us), free to enjoy Ranch with carrots, free from feeling guilt.

I can love food, enjoy it, and still lose weight.

Now that is a delicious thought!

A lot of my thoughts will come from what I'm learning and also from a book called, "Intuitive Eating."

Attention Chefs!!

I'll admit it, I have become addicted to The Food Network! I just love watching these amazing chefs stirring, cutting, chopping, whisking, and plating delicious food!

Then my husband gave me a great idea! "Start a blog of all your favorite recipes!" Hmmm, not a bad idea! I realized I didn't have to be famous to share my favorite home cooked meals with the world!

So, each week I am going to post a video of me cooking a meal I love!! I'll also post the recipe for you to try it in your home.

I don't want it to end there....share your favorite meals with me too!

You can send your favorite recipes to me, homecookingwithmolly@gmail.com and I'll post them on my blog.

We all have to eat...Let's stay in and we'll be our own private chefs.